Miller & Levine Biology 2014 Assessment

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1 Miller & Levine Biology 2014 Introduction In this tutorial, we will look at assessments in Miller & Levine Biology We will explore the different types of assessment opportunities in the program, in both print and digital formats. Copyright 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 1

2 Diagnostic Tests Begin your biology course with diagnostic tests to assess your students prior knowledge of both biology concepts and scientific practices. These assessments, available on Pearson Realize, will help guide your instruction during the course. Remediation activities are available based on your students results. These activities can be manually or automatically assigned to individual students. Copyright 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2

3 Lesson s Miller & Levine Biology uses a combination of formative and summative assessment opportunities to paint a comprehensive picture of student understanding. Ongoing formative assessment is built into each lesson. These assessments help you gauge your students understanding of the content and whether they are ready to move ahead. Quick lesson assessments and answer keys are available at point-of-use within your Teacher s Edition. Short quizzes are also provided on Pearson Realize at the end of each lesson to monitor your students understanding of lesson concepts. Copyright 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 3

4 Benchmark s Use the benchmark tests found on Pearson Realize to track your students progress toward success on high-stakes tests. From the Table of Contents, click Labs, Problem-Based Learning, STEM, and Program Resources to access the tests. One benchmark test is provided for each unit. Click Info under each test for more information, including guidance, on when to assign the test to your students. These assessments are partially auto-graded, so you will only need to manually grade part of the test. The data will be imported into the Data tab in the top menu bar. Like the diagnostic assessments, remediation activities can be automatically assigned to students who struggle with content in a benchmark assessment, or you can manually select activities to assign. The list of activities is sorted by topic to help you differentiate support for your students. Copyright 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 4

5 Chapter-level s In addition to the lesson quizzes, you will also find chapter-level assessments that you can administer in print or online. Copyright 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5

6 Print Chapter Tests You will find a test at the end of each chapter in the Student Edition and Teacher s Edition. You can also download print versions of the chapter tests from your Teacher s Edition etext. These assessments come in two forms. Chapter Test A is an on-level assessment, and Chapter Test B is designed for struggling students. Copyright 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 6

7 Digital Chapter Tests You can also administer the chapter test digitally on Pearson Realize. The online version comes in two forms as well-a and B. Like other digital assessments, some of the questions are autograded, while free-response items require manual grading. Remediation is available in the online version of the chapter test. Like remediation activities in other assessments, the activities are sorted by topic, and the program can automatically assign activities to students that are tailored to their individual needs. Copyright 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 7

8 Chapter Mystery You can find solutions to the Chapter Mystery at the end of each chapter in your Teacher s Edition. You will see the Common Core icon whenever the solutions connect to the Common Core State Standards. You will also find sample answers to the question that connects to the Big Idea. Copyright 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 8

9 Unit-level s Unit tests assess content from all of the chapters within each of the eight units. Copyright 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 9

10 Unit Tests A and B You can download print versions of the unit tests from your Teacher s Edition etext. Like chapter tests, unit tests come in two forms-a and B-to meet the needs of your students. You can find answer keys for all of the chapter and unit tests in your etext in the last document in the folder. Copyright 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 10

11 Problem-based Learning Projects Students perform a self-assessment using a rubric for the end-of-unit Problem-based Learning Projects. The projects are aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards, or NGSS. The rubrics help students assess both the creativity of their work as well as the content. Use these guidelines after students complete the self-assessment to assign a final score. Copyright 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 11

12 Resources Book. Use your assessment resources book to find blackline masters for quizzes and tests in the program. You can find additional assessments in this resource as well. You will find 80 leveled unit tests, 350 leveled chapter tests, and 130 visual quizzes. The assessment resources book is the only place to find the visual quizzes. Copyright 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 12

13 Digital Data On Pearson Realize, you can see the results of the digital assessments at a glance. Click the Data tab to view comprehensive reports that track mastery, item analysis, progress, and usage data. You will see easy-to-read, color-coded graphs that take the guesswork out of data analysis. You can click a bar in a graph to see more detailed information about the assignment. Copyright 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 13

14 Practice Exercise Now let s review the different types of assessments in Miller & Levine Biology. See if you can match each assessment to its description. You can see the correct answers below. Copyright 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 14

15 Practice Exercise Answers Here are the correct answers. Copyright 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 15

16 Closing In this tutorial, we learned about the different types of assessment opportunities available in the Miller & Levine Biology 2014 program, in both print and digital formats. For additional Miller & Levine Biology tutorials, visit MyPearsonTraining.com. Copyright 2017 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 16